The south had became even harder to live so black went north for better treatment and higher ability to get jobs.
Slavery
in the north states
Many African Americans moved north to escape residual prejudice in the south, but found a similar attitude albeit with more restraint. The North wanted them free, but by and large, did not want them as neighbors. African Americans toiled and fought for anther 100 years before they were granted equal rights as American citizens.
it enabled African Americans to join the army
to help African Americans in the North get settled and find work
Slavery
in the north states
The civil war they migrated because they where slaves for the south.
One thing that fueled African Americans to migrate was to be accepted as equal.
Jim Crow was still very alive in the south and the North was about change and more equal opportunities.
African Americans faced the loss of progress they had gained.
It failed to end the bitterness between the North and the South
Not many more rights were given to them. They now had the chance to work for someone and get paid for it. Their main benefits were in the North after reconstruction.
The North did not gain much out of reconstruction. They did win the war and help to end slavery. However, reconstruction was not very successful and the north soon lost interest. This caused the south to regain control of their own states. While slavery was ended, African-Americans were still treated badly and held no rights.
No. African Americans were from Africa, which is southeast of America.
Many African Americans moved north to escape residual prejudice in the south, but found a similar attitude albeit with more restraint. The North wanted them free, but by and large, did not want them as neighbors. African Americans toiled and fought for anther 100 years before they were granted equal rights as American citizens.
Reconstruction collapsed around 1877, when Southern Democrats gained power in all the former Confederate states. The Southern Democrats opposed the reforms of Reconstruction and deprived African-Americans of the political rights they had gained during Reconstruction.